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Waze Gets into the Order-Ahead Business with Dunkin' Donuts

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday March 29 2017, @06:03PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-drive dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Waze's traffic navigation app already shows ads prodding drivers to swing by fast-food joints like Dunkin' Donuts and Taco Bell. Now it's adding a new item to its menu—the ability to place orders at some shops.

On Tuesday, the Google-owned app will start letting drivers purchase coffee and other items from Dunkin' Donuts for pickup along their way. It's the first time that Waze has offered this kind of "order ahead" option, but unlikely to be the last.

If all goes well with the Dunkin' Donuts test, Waze plans to team up with other merchants so its millions of users can order pizza, reserve parking spaces, fill prescriptions and even buy groceries without having to open another app on their phones.

"It could be almost anything that a driver could order ahead and have ready for pick up," said Jordan Grossman, head of Waze's business partnerships in North America.

They should dispatch drones to bring the donuts to your car while you're stuck in morning traffic.

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday March 29 2017, @06:30PM (2 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday March 29 2017, @06:30PM (#486070)

    Sounds very convenient. Of course, this means Google will know exactly where you've been and what you've bought while you've been away from home.

    I do like the drone-delivery option though. Even better would be if the drones could deliver stuff while the car is traveling at highway speed. Just make a requirement that your car have a sunroof for this.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday March 29 2017, @07:00PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday March 29 2017, @07:00PM (#486095) Journal

    Sounds very convenient. Of course, this means Google will know exactly where you've been and what you've bought while you've been away from home.

    But wait... it gets even better... the Google's algorithms [soylentnews.org] will appropriately pack the required dose of insulin together with the donuts.

    As once William Shatner said: "Those who sacrifice privacy for convenience..."

    (oh, sorry, the accuracy problem [soylentnews.org], how could I forget? Correction needed - Kirk was saying something on the line of "Without freedom of choice there is no creativity.")

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 30 2017, @03:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 30 2017, @03:06PM (#486495)

    All new police cars will now have sun roofs.